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Modern psychology shows that societal pressures and media portrayals of hyper-muscular men create a massive gap between how men actually look and how they feel they should look. This painful gap triggers body dissatisfaction and drives extreme fitness behaviors. Online influencers and movie superheroes set a physical bar so high that it is virtually unreachable for normal men without resorting to extreme, unhealthy measures.
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Supporting arguments
- Media constantly portrays hyper-muscular, lean, and athletic male bodies as the ideal.
- Upward social comparison on social media platforms directly lowers male self-esteem.
- Conforming to these rigid physical expectations is linked to exercise dependence and eating issues.
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